Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal that causes compression of the spinal cord and/or nerve roots. Resulting pain and numbness (in the hands, arms, legs, and/or feet) can vary depending ...

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Recovery from spinal stenosis surgery can vary based on what type of procedure was performed and the number of vertebrae operated on. Activity restrictions will be put in place during the initial ...

Regulatory officials have identified 82 cases worldwide from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System of anaphylaxis associated ...

Changes in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) neurofilament light (NfL) protein and proenkephalin (PENK) emerged decades before ...

The ability to regulate one's own food intake is essential to the survival of both humans and other animals. This innate ...

The newborn had a birth defect that left a gap in his lower spine, through which tissue pushed out and formed a giant, red, ...

Once I was in college, Mom and I had minimal contact. Following my father’s death, she returned to her native Hawaii. I was ...

Patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 2 showed improved motor ability when treated with intrathecal onasemnogene ...

Researchers have described the neurodegeneration that occurs in the nervous system of the bowel in Batten disease, a rare and fatal genetic condition. In their latest study, a team showed that gene ...

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have described the neurodegeneration that occurs in the ...

Laminectomy is a type of spinal decompression surgery where a surgeon removes the bony arch from one or more of your spinal bones (vertebrae). This widens the space around your spine and can help ...